Movies to watch in April 2009

1. Shinjuku Incident (2009) Starring Jackie Chan, Daniel Wu, Fan Bingbing, Shinjuku Incident retold a story of Chinese migrant communities in Tokyo hounded by the Yakuza and living each day in fear of being discovered and repatriated. It is an alien world for Steelhead (Jackie Chan), an honest, hardworking tractor repairman from northern China, who took the perilous journey to Tokyo in search of his girlfriend, Xiu Xiu. Steelhead wins the respect of migrants by establishing a base for them and forming an uneasy alliance with the Yakuza. But his peace is short-lived as he learns that his friends...
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Weekly Movies Summary

“Heroes”, “Prison Break”, and “24H” new episode both aired same day last week had marked a “busy” week for me I also checked out some other movies which I thought were great indeed. 1. On the Edge (2006) – IMDB Info The first one should be mentioned is “On the edge”, aka “Hak Bak Do” (Hắc Bạch Đạo). This HongKong movie looks like a derivative of Infernal Affairs – a story of an undercover cop who sold out the largest triad boss then return to where he supposed to be 8 years ago; but it’s more than...
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